Smith family (Latter Day Saints)
The Smith family is the name of an American family with many members prominent in religion and politics. The family's most famous member was Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Many other members of the family took on leadership roles in various churches within the movement.
First generation
Joseph Smith, Sr
Lucy Mack Smith
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John Smith
- Lived 1771–1840
- Married: Lucy Mack in 1795
- Father of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, and Don Carlos Smith
- brother of John Smith
- Lived 1775–1856
- Married: Joseph Smith, Sr. in 1795
- Mother of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, and Don Carlos Smith
- Lived: 1781–1854
- brother of Joseph Smith, Sr.
- father of George A. Smith
Second generation: children of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack
Alvin Smith
Hyrum Smith
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Samuel H. Smith
William Smith
Katharine Smith Salisbury
- Lived: 1798–1823
- Oldest child of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith
- Brother of Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, Katharine Smith Salisbury, and Don Carlos Smith
- Lived: 1800–1844
- Second son of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith
- Brother of Alvin Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, Katharine Smith Salisbury, and Don Carlos Smith
- Lived: 1803–1876
- Oldest daughter of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith
- Brother of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, Katharine Smith Salisbury, and Don Carlos Smith
- Lived: 1805–1844
- Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois 1842–44
- Candidate for President of the United States 1844
- son of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith
- Brother of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, Katharine Smith Salisbury, and Don Carlos Smith
- Father of Joseph Smith III
- Married: Emma Hale in 1827
- Lived: 1808–1844
- Brother of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., William Smith, Katharine Smith Salisbury, and Don Carlos Smith
- Lived: 13 March 1811 – 13 November 1894
- Illinois State Legislature 1842
- Brother of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, Katharine Smith Salisbury, and Don Carlos Smith
- Married: Caroline Amanda Grant, sister of Jedidiah Morgan Grant and Roxie Ann Grant
- Married: Roxie Ann Grant after her sister Caroline's death
- Lived: July 8, 1813 – February 1, 1900
- Sister of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, and Don Carlos Smith
- Married: Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury (died 1853) (1831)
- Married: Joseph Younger (later divorced) (1857)
- Lived: 1816–1841
- Brother of Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, and Katharine Smith Salisbury
Second generation: cousins to the Smiths
Elias Smith
George A. Smith
Silas Sanford Smith
Jesse N. Smith
The following individuals were children of brothers of Joseph Smith, Sr. They were first-cousins to Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr., Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, and Don Carlos Smith
- Lived: 1804–1888
- son of Asael Smith Jr. and Elizabeth Schellenger
- Lived: 26 June 1817 – 1 September 1875
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1851, 1867; Utah Territorial Supreme Court 1855, Utah Territory delegate to U.S. Congress 1856
- Son of John Smith
- Father of John Henry Smith
- Lived: 26 October 1830 – 11 October 1910
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1859, 69, 78
- Son of Silas Smith, Sr.
- Brother of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
- Lived: 2 December 1834 – 5 June 1906
- Mayor of Parowan, Utah 1859; Arizona Territorial Legislature 19th Session
- Son of Silas Smith, Sr.
- Brother of Silas S. Smith
- His daughter, Leah, married John Hunt Udall, mayor of Phoenix, AZ
- His son Asahel Henry Smith married Pauline Udall, daughter of David King Udall
Third generation: children of Hyrum Smith
Joseph F. Smith
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John Smith
- Lived: 13 November 1838 – 19 November 1918
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1865–70, 1872, 1874, 1880, 1882
- President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1901–1918
- Son of Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding (who remarried to Heber C. Kimball after Hyrum's death)
- half-brother of John Smith
- Lived: 1832–1911
- son of Hyrum Smith and Jerusha Barden
- half-brother of Joseph F. Smith
Third generation: children of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Julia Murdock Smith
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Joseph Smith III
Alexander Hale Smith
David Hyrum Smith
- Lived: 1830–188
- adopted daughter of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Emma Hale
- sister of Joseph Smith III, Alexander Hale Smith, and David Hyrum Smith
- Lived: 6 November 1832 – 10 December 1914
- Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ) for 54 years
- Founder of Lamoni, Iowa
- Founder of Graceland University
- Three sons succeeded him as Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Frederick Madison Smith, Israel A. Smith and W. Wallace Smith.
- Son of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Emma Hale
- Brother of Julia Murdock Smith, Alexander Hale Smith and David Hyrum Smith
- Nephew of Hyrum Smith
- 1st cousin of Joseph F. Smith
- 1st Cousin once removed of Utah Judge Elias Smith Sr
- Married: Emmeline Griswold in 1854 and had five children
- Married: Bertha Madison in 1869, after the death of Emmeline Griswold, and had nine children
- Married: Ada Clark in 1898, after the death of Bertha Madison, and had three children
- Lived: 1838–1909
- Son of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Emma Hale
- Brother of Julia Murdock Smith, Joseph Smith III and David Hyrum Smith
- Lived: 1844–1904
- Son of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Emma Hale
- Brother of Julia Murdock Smith, Joseph Smith III and Alexander Hale Smith
Third generation: children of Don Carlos Smith
Ina Coolbrith (born Josephine Anna Smith)
- Lived: 1841–1928
- daughter of Don Carlos Smith and Agnes Moulton Coolbrith
Third generation: children of Smith cousins
John Henry Smith
Clarissa Smith Williams
- Lived: 18 September 1848 – 13 October 1911
- Utah Territorial Legislature 1882
- Son of George A. Smith
- Half-brother of Clarissa Smith Williams
- Lived: 1859–1930
- Daughter of George A. Smith and Susan West
- Half-sister of John Henry Smith
Fourth generation: descended from Hyrum Smith
Hyrum M. Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith
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David A. Smith
- Lived: 1872–1918
- Son of Joseph F. Smith, grandson of Hyrum Smith
- Brother of Joseph Fielding Smith and David A. Smith
- Lived: 1876–1972
- Son of Joseph F. Smith, grandson of Hyrum Smith
- Brother of Hyrum M. Smith and David A. Smith
- President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1970–1972
- Lived: 1879–1952
- Son of Joseph F. Smith, grandson of Hyrum Smith
- Brother of Hyrum M. Smith and Joseph Fielding Smith
Fourth generation: descended from Joseph Smith, Jr.
Frederick M. Smith
Israel A. Smith
Elbert A. Smith
- Lived: 1874–1946
- Son of Joseph Smith III, grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Brother of Israel A. Smith and W. Wallace Smith
- Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1915–1946
- Lived: 2 February 1876 – 14 June 1958
- Iowa State Legislature 1911-1913
- Elected as delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1943–1944
- Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1946–1958
- Son of Joseph Smith III, grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Brother of Frederick M. Smith and W. Wallace Smith
- Married: Nina Grenawalt in 1908, and had two sons
- Lived: 1900–1989
- Son of Joseph Smith III, grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Brother of Frederick M. Smith and Israel A. Smith
- Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1958–1978
- Lived: 1869–1960
- Daughter of Alexander Hale Smith, granddaughter of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Lived: 1871–1959
- Son of David Hyrum Smith, grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Fourth generation: descended from Smith cousins
George Albert Smith
Nicholas G. Smith
Richard R. Lyman
- Lived: 1870–1851
- Son of John Henry Smith and Sarah Farr
- Half-brother of Nicholas G. Smith
- President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1945–1951
- Lived: 1881–1945
- Son of John Henry Smith and Josephine Groesbeck
- Half-brother of George Albert Smith
- Lived: 1870–1963
- Son of Francis M. Lyman and Clara Caroline Callister, a granddaughter of John Smith
Fifth generation: descended from Hyrum Smith
Hyrum G. Smith
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Joseph Fielding Smith
Florence S. Jacobsen
- Lived: 1879–1932
- grandson of John Smith, great-grandson of Hyrum Smith
- Lived: 1899–1964
- son of Hyrum M. Smith, grandson of Joseph F. Smith, great-grandson of Hyrum Smith
- Lived: 1913–
- daughter of Willard Richards Smith, granddaughter of Joseph F. Smith, great-granddaughter of Hyrum Smith
Fifth generation: descended from Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Lived: 1929–
- son of W. Wallace Smith, grandson of Joseph Smith III, great-grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Prophet–President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1978–1996
Fifth generation: descended from Smith cousins
- Lived: 1905–1969
- son of George Albert Smith, grandson of John Henry Smith, great-grandson of George A. Smith
Later generations
Descended from Hyrum Smith
Eldred G. Smith
M. Russell Ballard
- Lived: 1907–2013
- son of Hyrum G. Smith, great-grandson of John Smith, great-great-grandson of Hyrum Smith
- Lived: 1928–
- grandson of Hyrum M. Smith, great-grandson of Joseph F. Smith, great-great-grandson of Hyrum Smith
- Lived: 1941–2013
- grandson of Joseph Fielding Smith, great-grandson of Joseph F. Smith, great-great-grandson of Hyrum Smith
Descended from Smith cousins
- Died: November 3, 2006
- Arizona State Legislature 1992–2000 (speaker in 1998)
- 3rd Great grandson of Jesse Nathaniel Smith
See also
External links
Media related to Smith family at Wikimedia Commons
